The Rajasthan government’s decision to expand the Jaipur Development Authority (JDA) region without preparing a master plan has slowed development in Jaipur’s outer areas.
Eight months ago, the government issued a notification expanding the JDA region from 3,000 sq km to 7,000 sq km. Following this, the JDA took control of land-use change, land allotment and regulation in the newly added areas.
The JDA also issued an order stating that until approval of the Master Plan-2047, only limited development activities would be allowed in rural populated areas and within a 500-metre radius of national and state highways in the new region.
A petition challenging the incomplete planning was later filed in the High Court. On March 18, 2026, the High Court imposed an interim stay on the newly added villages. Since then, the process of land-use change, allotment and regulation has remained stalled.
As a result, neither the JDA nor the Revenue Department has been able to process applications further.
The situation has affected development work in 693 villages across 17 tehsils and four municipalities. Several real estate projects have also been put on hold.
Bhaskar expert
A similar situation had emerged in 2011 when the final revised master plans for urban local bodies were not issued, leading to delays in land-use change approvals under Section 90B.
At that time, district collectors sought guidance from the government. On April 1, 2011, the government directed collectors to continue land conversion and allotment in rural areas under Revenue Department rules until the master plans were published.
Former JDA Bar Association president Hanuman Sharma said the same arrangement should be implemented in the newly added JDA region until the Master Plan-2047 is approved. He said this would prevent revenue losses and allow development activities to continue.
Developers lose interest, government faces revenue loss
Before these rural areas were brought under the JDA region, land-use change, allotment and regulation were carried out under Revenue Department rules at comparatively lower rates.
After the notification, developers submitted applications for residential schemes, industrial projects, warehousing units, institutional projects and farmhouses.
However, following the interim stay, these projects have remained stuck.
This has reduced developers’ interest in the region and also affected government revenue collections.
